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45.49° N · 122.87° W · GEOID 4101650

Aloha

Washington County, Oregon · part of the Portland, OR metro

OregonAloha, ORAlohaAloha

The short answer

Aloha is home to 52,389 people. Median household income is $101,934 a year and median rent is $1,896 a month, 22.3% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $484,400, about 4.8x annual median household income.

Aloha stands out for what is close at hand. OpenStreetMap shows 1.1 libraries per 10,000 residents, more than in 90% of places its size. Also notable: Unemployment is 4.2%, against 5.4% in its closest peers.

61OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Above average

Aloha scores better than 61% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 23rd of 104 in Oregon.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%32
Economy 20%69
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%68
Education 10%55
Commute 10%47
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,896
39% above the median place
Median household income
$101,934
27% above the median place
Median home value
$484,400
52% above the median place
Unemployment
4.2%
14% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Aloha

  • Affordability44% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 85% of the 529 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Aloha

Washington County loses about 8.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in28,569
Moved out32,730
Net−4,161

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Multnomah County, OR6,4665,776+690
Clackamas County, OR2,7923,251−459
Clark County, WA1,0791,915−836
Yamhill County, OR9361,524−588
Marion County, OR8801,079−199
King County, WA548794−246

Within Oregon, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OregonOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$84K
Leavers$92K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Washington County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.5% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Washington County report $83,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $91,700, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$75,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,896 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,178 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $484,400.
Getting to work
25 minutes each way on average; 21.7% work from home; 2.8% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Morgan Hill, CA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
1.5%
23% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
4.8%
16% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-8.2
below the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureAlohaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year14.8%16% below
Moved from another state11.5%23% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-8.2below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$83,93119% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$91,72231% above
02

What it costs to live here

Owning with a mortgage costs only about $282 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 81% of the 529 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track.

Aloha22.3%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$75,840
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
22.3%
9% above the median place
Home price to income
4.8x
25% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
22%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$78,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Aloha, $1,896 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Aloha, but easier on the budget

Places that match Aloha on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Morgan Hill, CA9118.1% vs 22.3%$71,700Compare
Woodridge, IL8717.8% vs 22.3%$3,500Compare
Mundelein, IL8717.3% vs 22.3%$9,800Compare
Brentwood, NY8717.9% vs 22.3%$9,000Compare

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Vacant homes1
4.2%
40% below the median place
Median home value1
$484,400
52% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
44.0%
13% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureAlohaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,89639% above
Rent to income122.3%9% above
Property tax rate10.8%10% below
Home price to income14.8x25% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure105.44% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,87816% above
HUD area median income4County figure$128,30020% above
Property tax paid (median)1$3,97422% above
Median home value1$484,40052% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure-0.5%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure32.8%36% below
Homeownership167.1%1% above
Renters paying 30%+144.0%13% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,17816% above
Vacant homes14.2%40% below
Median year built119840% above
03

Work and pay

OpenStreetMap shows 14.8 bus and rail stops per square mile, more than in 80% of the 530 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track.

Works from home1
21.7%
74% above the median place
Commutes by transit1
2.8%
233% above the median place
Median household income1
$101,934
27% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate7.8% −28%
Unemployment4.2% −14%
Income per person$42,582 +6%
Mean commute25 min +2%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureAlohaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$101,93427% above
Income per person1$42,5826% above
Unemployment14.2%14% below
Average annual pay6County figure$90,00336% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure-0.3%below (median 3.7%)
Jobs6County figure302,567101% above
Poverty rate17.8%28% below
Mean commute125 min2% above
Works from home121.7%74% above
Commutes by transit12.8%233% above
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 96.1%, 4% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
96.1%
4% above the median place
Born abroad1
21.4%
142% above the median place
Household size1
2.8
11% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher88.2% −4%
No health insurance8.7% +36%
Median age37.2 −5%
Bachelor's or higher34.5% +8%
All 8 people measures
MeasureAlohaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population152,389831st largest
Median age137.25% below
Bachelor's or higher134.5%8% above
High school or higher188.2%4% below
Household size12.811% above
Born abroad121.4%142% above
No health insurance18.7%36% above
Homes with broadband196.1%4% above
05

Life in Aloha

The nearest National Park Service site is Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, about 14 miles away.

2 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

  • Blanton, M. E., House listed 1989
  • Masters, Andrew Jackson and Sarah Jane, House listed 2015

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents13.7 +35%
Playgrounds per 10k29.8 3.2×
Grocery stores per 10k2.3 +8%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k14.9 +34%
Libraries per 10k1.1 +32%
Named paths and bike trails21 km 10.5×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi14.8 70.5×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Fort Vancouver National Historic Site 14 miles
  • Lewis and Clark National Historical Park 66 miles
  • Mount Rainier National Park 108 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.3 +7%
Shops26.3 −13%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.8 +17%
Doctors' offices and clinics22.6 +12%
Child care centers5.0 2.2×

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public school students12
1,756
64% below the median place
Students per teacher12
18.3
19% above the median place
Public schools12
5
44% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureAlohaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12544% below
Public school students121,75664% below
Students per teacher1218.319% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure22.37% above
Shops per 10k8County figure26.313% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.817% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure22.612% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure5.0117% above
Parks per 10k913.735% above
Playgrounds per 10k929.8216% above
Grocery stores per 10k92.38% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k914.934% above
Libraries per 10k91.132% above
Named paths and bike trails921.0above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi914.8above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1013.656% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10150% below
National Register listings11285% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 78°F, 10% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Aloha. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high13
78°F
10% below the median place
Annual precipitation13
55.7 in
27% above the median place
Median air quality index15
36
16% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureAlohaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure78°F10% below
January average low13County figure35°F37% above
Average temperature13County figure51°F6% below
Annual precipitation13County figure55.7 in27% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure96.04% above
Tornado risk14County figure53.135% below
Wildfire risk14County figure50.917% below
Heat wave risk14County figure96.67% above
Median air quality index15County figure3616% below
Good air days15County figure79.2%16% above
08

Aloha in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 23% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 22% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Aloha does better than 32% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 52%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,896/mo (2024)$2,450/mo$2,010 to $2,990/mo+4.4%
Median household income$101,934 (2024)$130,000$110,000 to $153,500+4.1%
Median home value$484,400 (2024)$696,000$505,000 to $958,000+6.2%

The median home would be worth 5.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.8 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Aloha

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Enterprise, NV$1,934$98,462Compare
Tracyton, WA$1,858$103,935Compare
Clovis, CA$1,792$99,241Compare
Lacey, WA$1,870$90,625Compare
Lacey, WAClovis, CATracyton, WAEnterprise, NVAloha, ORAlohaEnterpriseTracytonClovisAlohaEnterpriseTracytonClovis

Places built like Aloha

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Aloha performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Aloha, OR22.3%5.5%/yrn/a
West Sacramento, CA21.4%5.7%/yr4.3%Compare
Rancho Cordova, CA23.9%6.5%/yr10.4%Compare
Morgan Hill, CA18.1%5.7%/yr0.4%Compare
Santee, CA23.8%5.4%/yr-3.1%Compare
Camarillo, CA28.9%3.9%/yr-3.0%Compare
San Marcos, CA25.8%6.8%/yr0.1%Compare

Common questions

Is Aloha a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 61 out of 100, better than 61% of the places we rate and 23rd of 104 in Oregon. 44% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 85% of the 529 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 44 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Aloha expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 22.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $484,400.

What salary do you need to live in Aloha?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $75,840 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Aloha?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Enterprise, NV, Tracyton, WA, Clovis, CA and Lacey, WA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Aloha with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Aloha itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/aloha-oregon

Citytistics. “Aloha, Oregon.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/aloha-oregon/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.